T 0 all whom 2'?? may concern Be it known that I, DANIEL A. DiuscoLL, a citizen of the United States, residing at Buffalo, in the count-y of Erie and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Toilet Powder Cases,` of which the following is a specication.

My invention relates to improvements in toilet powder cases, and is designed to provide a case for containing a variety of different toilet powders, and means for independently dispensing these powders.

By the utilization of my invention I eliminate many objectionable features encountered when such toilet powders as for instance, shaving powder, tooth powder, and a talcum powder are carried in separate con tainers. My invention contemplates a compact, neat, and serviceable case for containing and dispensing the above named pow,

ders, that will prove highly desirable in many circumstances.

The invent-ion consists essentially in a co-ntainer for powders, of standard marketable type from which various powders may be dispensed independently, and in certain combinations and arrangements of parts as will be hereinafter described.

In the accompanying drawings I have illustrated one complete example of the physical embodiment of my invention constructed according to the best mode I have so far devised for the practical application of the principles. Figure 1 is a vertical longitudinal, sectional view of a toilet case involving the invention. Fig. 2 is a-sectional view on line 22 Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a plan view of the toilet ease, and Fig. 4 is a horizontal sectional view on line 4 4 Fig. 1.

In the preferred embodiment of my invention, the container 1 exemplied in the draw! ings is a receptacle or can, preferably metallic, constructed in suitable manner, and conforming in general shape to the standard toilet powder cans, although of course it will be understood that the shape of the case may be varied at will.

The case 1 is open at its upper end, and is formed with an exteriorly projecting rib 2. The case is preferably formed with a plura'lity of compartments or chambers, in this instance three such compartments as 3, 4, and 5, being illustrated, but this number may be varied and a greater or lesser number of compartments be used.

The compartments are formed, in connection with the side and end walls of the case 1, by means of a pair of partitions 6 and 7 which are soldered or otherwise secured in the case and extend from the bottom 8 to the open top of the case.

The open top of the case 1 is closed by means of the cap or cover 9, preferably formed with the usual ange 10 to abut against the rib 2 of the case. Attached, (as by solder) to the inside of the cover 9 are a pair of partitions 11 and 12, which are spaced apart a distance suliicient to permit them to close over the open end of the compartment 4. Thus it will be seen that the cover 9 closes the open upper end of each of the compartments, and the partitions 11 and 12 etfectually segregate the contents of the compartments from each other, and thus prevent objectionable mixing of powders.

The cover 9 isprovided with a series of apertures or openings for dispensing the contained powders. Thus a narrow slot, as 13 and a similar slot 14 are cut in the cover over compartments 3 and 5 respectively, and a series of perforations l5 are punched in the cover over the compartment 4. A slide plate 16 is provided with complementary slots 13 and 14 and a series of apertures or perforations 15 to coincide with the apertures in the cover. This slide plat/e may be moved to cover or expose any of the apertures in the cover, bv pressure of the thumb on either of the curled ends 17, 17 and the movement of the plate is limited by means of the teats or projections 18, 18 struck up from the metal of th'e cover. A pair of side flanges 19` 19 forming grooves and soldered or otherwise fixed to the cover, extend over the slide plate sufficiently to prevent displacement of the plate.

The function of the slide plate is obvious. To dispense talcum powder from the center compartment, the slide plate is moved to the right in Fig. 3 until the perforations 15 register with the apertures 15 and the talcum powder may be dispensed from the can as usual. Bv the same manipulation, powder may be dispensed from the other compartments.

From the above description taken in connection with the drawings it is evident that I have provided a dispensing container that Patented Nov. 4, 1913 fulls the functions and requisites of a oomparatively perfect device of this character.

Having' thus fully described my invention what l claim as new and desire to Secure by Lett-ers Patent is:

As an article of manufacture a case having a plurality of intermediate cross partitions forming a plurality of alned compartments, a cover having a plurality of cross partitions overlapping said rst mentioned partitions, and an outer flange, and having openings to register With said compertinents; parallel flanges forming a guide Way mounted on said cover, and a slidable plate having; openings cooperating with said openings in the cover; the openings 1n the plate being so positioned that when the open-y ings of any one compartment are in alinement With the openings in the plate, the openings in all the other compartments are closed.